Best of the Rest

Apr 15 2025 214 ep. 97 mins 33
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Each week on Best of the Rest we take a second look at a movie that was poorly received upon release, but challenge ourselves to only talk about what the movie does well. Maybe not every movie is great, but all movies have GREATNESS!

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Vampire's Kiss

Apr 15 2025
It's the obscure 80's Nicolas Cage comedy that spawned a thousand memes! We revisit this wacky dark comedy to find everything it does well, like possibly inspiring American Psycho. Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: [email protected] Social Media @BotRCast on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook Bo

National Treasure

Apr 08 2025 107 mins  
Disney's family friendly American history version of The Da Vinci Code was a hit at the box office, but received underwhelming reviews from critics. This week we take a second look at this Nic Cage caper flick to discover everything worth celebrating. Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: bestoftherest

Con Air

Apr 01 2025 134 mins  
We're kicking off a whole month of Nic Cage with a movie from his action star era. While this may not be the most over the top Cage performance, the movie itself is one of the more bonkers films he has been a part of. We're revisiting what is perhaps the most pre 9/11 movie of all time to find what it does well. Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch

Battlefield Earth - 200th Episode Extravaganza!

Mar 25 2025 157 mins  
It's one of the most notorious box office bombs of all time, and for our 200th episode we're scouring this film for signs of life. Plus, Bob Buel returns for BotR Trivia! Listen to Bob Buel's podcast 99 Questions Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: [email protected] Social Media @BotRCast on

Hot Rod

Mar 19 2025 92 mins  
This Andy Samberg vehicle may have crashed harder at the box office than a moped stunt gone wrong, but the movie managed to find its audience on home video. Today we take a second look to find out why. Cool beans! Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: [email protected] Social Media @BotRCast o

Tommy Boy

Mar 11 2025 95 mins  
Critics weren't too kind to the Chris Farley vehicle at the time, but this week we're taking a second look at the comedy cult classic Tommy Boy and discussing everything we love! Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: [email protected] Social Media @BotRCast on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook Bonu

Billy Madison

Mar 04 2025 78 mins  
SNL-ish month begins with the Adam Sandler movie that established what to expect from an Adam Sandler movie. Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: [email protected] Social Media @BotRCast on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook Bonus content: Youtube Theme song (vocals) by Mark Benavides: Instagram Mu

Anaconda

Feb 25 2025 88 mins  
BIG ANIMAL MONTH concludes with one of the most infamous movies in the genre. This special effects heavy jungle adventure film was praised by Roger Ebert, but not many others at the time of its release. This week we revisit Anaconda to find everything it does well! Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email:

Congo

Feb 18 2025 111 mins  
Can you believe the 90's film about a talking gorilla that leads a team to a lost city to fight a group of ugly gorillas with lasers didn't receive much critical acclaim? Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: [email protected] Social Media @BotRCast on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook Bonus conten

Lake Placid

Feb 11 2025 93 mins  
Not to be outdone by the sharks in Deep Blue Sea, crocodiles got their own creature feature that summer with Lake Placid. It's an all star cast and a bizarre story, and we're biting down on everything we loved. Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: [email protected] Social Media @BotRCast on T